For weeks the data coming out of Russia suggested mounting economic pressure. Budget deficits were exploding, the National Wealth Fund appeared to be running dry, and inflation was squeezing ordinary Russians. Freight and railway activity signaled a slowing economy, while restaurants and middle-class spending showed growing stress. Even Russia’s critical oil revenues seemed to be plunging. But global oil markets suddenly shifted. Rising prices, potential crude releases, Middle Eastern tensions, and policy decisions from Washington may have opened the door for Moscow to recover some of the revenue it was losing. The question now is whether the Kremlin’s economic pain will continue—or whether energy markets will once again cushion the blow. Video Chapters 00:00 Sunday Update on the Russian Economy 00:46 March 11: Budget Deficit Skyrockets 02:02 March 11: National Wealth Fund Empty 02:40 March 9: Unpaid Wages and Inflation 04:19 March 9: Railway and Freight Collapse 04:47 March 10: Restaurant and Middle-Class Crisis 05:40 March 12: Oil Profits Plunge Deeply 06:05 March 12: High Prices and Poor Signals 06:33 March 13: Prioritizing Able-Bodied Diabetic Patients 07:54 March 13: China Dominates Russian Market Shares 08:35 March 14: Accusations Against Russian Leadership 09:30 March 7: Oil Prices Surge Rapidly 10:43 March 9: Potential Release of Crude 11:08 March 9: Hormuz Blockade Impacts Markets 11:47 March 12: Crucial Middle Eastern Pipelines 12:53 March 9: Putin Redirecting Oil Supplies 13:43 March 13: Oil Price Hike Benefits 14:55 March 11: Ukraine Decimates Novorossiysk Port 16:47 March 12: Trump Lifts Russian Sanctions 17:28 March 12: Profits From Oil Sales 17:59 March 13: G7 Opposes Sanction Relief 19:01 March 15: Trump Promises Future Sanctions #Ukraine #Russia #OilMarkets #Sanctions #Geopolitics #EnergyCrisis Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR